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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 17:20:12 -0500
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To: jwk208@is8.nyu.edu, et. al.
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From: Alexander Schuessler <schuessler@nyu.edu>
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Subject: PDC office (IMPORTANT!)
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PDC staff,
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We absolutely need to improve both the use and the appearance of the
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Data Center office. At present we have at least 5 PDC-affiliated
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individuals plus occasional outsiders using the office. The office does
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not appear to the outside world like a research institution, WHICH IT IS
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BEING FUNDED AS! This was particularly noticeable during a visit yesterday
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by people from the Dean's and Budget office seeking to maximize the use of
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space at the Department. We do not score well on that dimension.
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Consequently, beginning after Spring Break, the following rules are in
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effect. Please give them utmost priority:
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1. Only individuals formally associated with the Data Center and who
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are currently working on Data Center projects are to use the office. At
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present this group consists of Bill, Heidi, Jarett, and Sona.
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2. During these office hours, computers in the office are to be used
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for research-related and lab-maintenance work only.
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3. Lights are to be kept ON during the day. In order to make them
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more bearable, we will request that the current neon light tubes be
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replaced with a more pleasant light. In addition we will order from the
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catalog some suitable additional halogen lamps. Both these things will
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happen during the first week after spring break.
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4. There will be absolutely no computer gaming by anyone before
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8:30pm (after the last class of the day has ended).
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5. All office machines need to be put and kept in a workable
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condition. Regardless of operating system (95 or NT), it has to be
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possible for any one of us has to sit by any of the computers and use
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Microsoft Office, for example. Do not clutter the machines' desktops with
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shortcuts to computer games, live 3D interactive sessions, etc. This is a
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National-Science-Foundation and University-funded academic lab office, not
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our old room in our parents' house!
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6. There is SERIOUS need to improve the office's professional
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appearance and our professional conduct. In addition to questions of
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lighting, etc., this means that:
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- The office needs to be tidy, and all work surfaces are kept clear.
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- Absolutely no food remains are to clutter the work space. (The
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last two times I dropped by were pretty disgusting!)
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- Currently the office is littered with papers, CD's, gaming
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magazines etc. None of these should be visible to the visiting
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eye.
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- The telephone should be answered with words like "Politics Data
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Center, <name> speaking" (never again with "hello" or "what?!").
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- A weekly schedule with office hours for user consulting are to be
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posted on the door and need to be considered an absolute promise!
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Users need to know when they can expect to ask for help, and they
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have to be able to rely on the schedule posted. Again, that's
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what we are being funded for (i.e. where your paycheck comes
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from)! Currently, nobody (myself included) knows when one can
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stop by and get help.
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7. After 8:15 in the evening, priority of computer and office use
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will still be given to those doing research work.
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We need to do this, both to secure funding in the future, as well as
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to remain in (or, at this point, regain our) good standing with the rest of
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the Department. As I have stressed before, there is some ill-feeling about
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us having gotten this space when several faculty members are not being
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given space. This absolutely requires of us a professional, as well as
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respectful appearance.
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Thanks,
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Alex
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Alexander A. Schuessler tel. 212-998-8533
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Asst. Professor of Politics fax 1. 212-995-3455
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Director, Politics Data Center fax 2. 212-995-4184
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New York University; 715 Broadway, 4th floor; New York, NY 10003
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 22:48:18 -0500
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To: jwk208@is8.nyu.edu, et. al.
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From: Alexander Schuessler <schuessler@nyu.edu>
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Subject: next week
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Jarett and Bill,
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I will be away all of next week. Here are some projects that need
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to be worked on. There is probably more than can be done in one week, but
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now is a good time to start!
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1. We need that inventory of all machines -- in the data center, the
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data center office, and all faculty offices. Serial numbers and model
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numbers are really all we need. Also add the serial number on the NYU
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stickers -- many machines have two such stickers. Please use both, and
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keep track of which is the yellow-striped sticker and which is not. Then
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please call Mark Sodden, fax him the serial numbers and ask him to get back
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to you with the status of all service contracts, etc. Get a price quote
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for 3-year extensions for all machines.
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2. You were going to get back to me on the memory needs for
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machines. Please find out from Mark Sodden what type of RAM chips we need.
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Then put together an estimate of how much we should beef up each of the
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machines. When I get back, we'll put this together, I'll sign an order
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form, and we'll get the memory ordered. Then Jarett can begin installation
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on lab and office machines.
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3. We need a good scanner for the lab. Please research this and
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make a recommendation for what we should get.
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4. We need to purchase printer counting software, so that we can
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start keeping track of how much people print. It should be the kind that
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resides on the network where you can limit people's printing, so that we
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can eventually start charging them for their output (starting in the Fall).
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Please research this.
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5. The lab looks like a disaster. The three of us can get together
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the first Friday after Spring break and do a proper cleaning and rewiring.
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(Currently the wires are all over the place.) Alternatively, if you feel
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like it, start doing this over Spring break, when things will be quiet.
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Either way, please do this AFTER the data center office has been cleaned
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up.
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6. We need two small network printers that can attach to the
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ethernet and serve a couple of computers. One will go into your office to
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serve the four machines, and one into mine, so that I don't need separate
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printers for the NT workstation and the unix box. Please research what we
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should get.
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7. I need precise information on disk space on our server. There
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are several pieces of software we will be purchasing over the Spring and
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the Summer, and we need to see if we need to add more disk volume. As you
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do this, please also note what our memory requirement will be: memory is a
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function of diskspace on Novell servers. See what the current memory
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utilization is, look up what it should be (in the reference manual), and
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also look up the calculation of what it will need to be once we've
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upgraded. Alternatively, consider the suggestion of migrating to a new
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server. (Which would happen in the summer.) In that case, please research
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what type of manufacturer etc. we should be using.
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8. The NT machine in the office needs to be fully functional for all
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users. That means it requires MS Office as well as Stata to be installed,
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and this should be in a manner that will allow ALL users access to it.
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This is important. Please do this a.s.a.p.
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9. In the week after I get back we should launch majordomo. I've
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been late on this, but will force time for it after my return.
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10. I need from you guys a wish list of what you think we should
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get, what we should change, what needs to be improved, etc. Please take
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this request very very seriously. This concerns the lab space, the office,
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any kind of equipment (we have a fair amount of money that we need to spend
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by mid-August), and user services.
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11. I want a welcome web page for the data center that will load up
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when people use netscape. It should contain information about the data
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center, user support, user support hours, and a simple request form for
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ordering data or sending in user requests. This obviously means that when
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people use netscape (or any other web browser), that their login will
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automatically set the browser to their email address and configuration,
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etc. But I do want communication with the data center staff to go cyber,
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etc. This may take some time to figure out, but will be crucial pretty
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soon. Now may be a good time to start putting together ideas. (Though
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please do the other things on the list first.)
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12. Please see if you can get from Jewel a catalog with office
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furniture and lighting, etc. Come up with some ideas for lighting that you
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require in the office. This will be a high priority for when I get back,
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so see if you can find something before then. Make sure it's Halogen: you
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will thank me for that advice.
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There's more, but let's leave it at that for now. As you move
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through these items, please use this list for reference, and annotate it
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showing everything you have completed, etc. Everytime you've done this,
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bounce it to the other two of us three, so that we can keep adding more
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updates. I will be on e-mail throughout, so let me know how things are
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going! Also, if you need to reach me, it's a local call: (917) 822-9407.
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(To be cellular!) If I am not there, voice mail will be.
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Have a great time. Looking forward to coming back to a spanking
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new place.
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Alexander A. Schuessler tel. 212-998-8533
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Asst. Professor of Politics fax 1. 212-995-3455
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Director, Politics Data Center fax 2. 212-995-4184
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New York University; 715 Broadway, 4th floor; New York, NY 10003
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